The Little Lady is four years old, going on five, and is fond of stories. This makes her and the Story Teller good friends. They mostly sit in the firelight after supper, and while the Little Lady is being undressed they tell each other all that has happened since morning. Then the Little Lady looks into the fire and says:— "Now, tell me a story." Sometimes she wants a new story. Sometimes one of the old ones, which must be told always the same, because the Little Lady, like a good many grown up people, does not care for new and revised editions, but wants the old stories in the old words, that sound real and true. Sometimes the Story Teller forgets or improves on his plots, but the Little Lady never forgets and never fails to set the Story Teller right."

    Orphaned and living with a resentful family that begrudges him so much as a kind word, Reuben longs for a better life, but something always hinders him. Desperate for comfort, Reuben turns to his mother’s Bible, and soon learns that the events in his life he thought were hindrances were actually opportunities that he failed to recognize! Soon Reuben has a new outlook on life; and with the words of his mother’s Bible to guide him, he hopes to bring some happiness to the people who once did him the most harm. This edition of the classic 1898 Christian novel includes a biography of the author.